What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55994 and 56012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55994 and 56012 is 2.

GCF(55994,56012) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55994 and 56012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55994 and 56012.

How to find the GCF of 55994 and 56012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55994 and 56012. After we will calculate the factors of 55994 and 56012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55994

Prime factors of 55994 are 2, 27997. Prime factorization of 55994 in exponential form is:

55994 = 2¹ × 27997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56012

Prime factors of 56012 are 2, 11, 19, 67. Prime factorization of 56012 in exponential form is:

56012 = 2² × 11¹ × 19¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 55994

List of positive integer factors of 55994 that divides 55994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27997

Step-4: Factors of 56012

List of positive integer factors of 56012 that divides 55994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 19, 22, 38, 44, 67, 76, 134, 209, 268, 418, 737, 836, 1273, 1474, 2546, 2948, 5092, 14003, 28006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55994 and 56012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55994 and 56012 is 2.

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